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Ga. Commissioner Named Liaison to Hague Conference
Mar 23 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced that Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has been named the NAIC liaison to the Hague Conference. In this role he will attend Hague...
Selecting the Right Company Partner for Workers’ Comp Pays Dividends
Mar 22 2004 // First, this article is not about “parting shots.” When I hear this expression I immediately think of a retaliatory barrage to a poor unsuspecting sole. Instead, I’m going to discuss an issue near and dear...
Ethics Awareness Month
Mar 22 2004 // I have mixed views on Martha Stewart’s plight. On the one hand, I feel she’s been unfairly targeted and made an example of by the federal government because she’s a prominent media personality. On the...
Workers’ Comp – Buying a Policy or Selecting an Insurance Partner’
Mar 22 2004 // Recently, while conducting an education program for a group of agency professionals on the subject of workers’ compensation, I realized that for many agents, the workers’ compensation policy is the...
Is Ethics Training ‘Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing”
Mar 22 2004 // March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no...
Study Finds Employees Unprepared for Retirement
Mar 22 2004 // The greatest fear amongst employees is outliving their savings, according to Met Life’s 2003 Employee Benefits Trend Study. Nearly half the workers polled said they believe they will have to take on full or part-time...
New PIACT Pres. Stresses Relationships, Education
Mar 19 2004 // Jeffrey D. Parmenter, CPCU, the newly elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. stressed relationship building and continuing education as primary requirements of success for individuals in...
N.J. DOBI Notes Success of Online Auto Insurance Site
Mar 18 2004 // According to New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state’s innovative Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner has been used by more than 6,500 consumers shopping for auto insurance since the program...
IIA San Antonio Presenting Ethics Course
Mar 16 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of San Antonio announced it is presenting a two-hour continuing education ethics course on April 8, 2004. IIASA noted that this course is back by popular demand. The class will be taught by...
NAIW Education Foundation Tourney Tees Off May 20
Mar 16 2004 // The Alabama State Council of Insurance Women will hold a golf tournament on Thursday, May 20, beginning at 7 a.m. at the Indian Oaks Golf Course in Anniston, Alabama. Proceeds will benefit the NAIW Education...
Northeast PIA’s Launch New Ed. Program
Mar 15 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire have announced a new audio-conference series created to help agencies educate their staff at little cost in the convenience of...
New Jersey Task Force Calls For Mandatory Boat Safety Training and Premium Discounts
Mar 12 2004 // A New Jersey legislative task force has recommended that the state mandate safety training for all boat operators. If the state does not do that, it should at least require insurers to provide premium discounts to those...
PIANY Details Plans for LI RAP
Mar 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has issued a bulletin giving further details for its 19th annual Long Island Regional Awareness Program (RAP) to be held Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Leonard’s...
AWCC Educational Conference to be Held in October
Mar 10 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) announced that its 17th annual educational conference will be held Oct. 13 – 15, 2004 in Little Rock. The conference traditionally mixes in-depth study...
Ala. Department of Insurance Unveils Updated Web Site
Mar 9 2004 // The Alabama Department of Insurance has launched an updated Web site. It remains at the same address, which is http://www.aldoi.gov/. The new site, designed by department webmaster Jelene Hardy, should reportedly provide...
Building Agency Value Through Perpetuation
Mar 8 2004 // The number of independent insurance agencies with revenue greater than $250,000 dwindled to 20,066 in 2000, from 35,000 in 1990. By 2010, the number of agencies will decline to less than 12,000. While some portion of...
CPIA SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW NAME AND LOGO:
Mar 8 2004 // The Certified Professional Insurance Agents (CPIA) Society, a national organization dedicated to providing sales training, networking and marketing innovation to insurance professionals, unveiled both a new name—American...
Is Ethics Training “Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing'”
Mar 8 2004 // March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no...
IIABNJ Lauds N.J. DOBI Consumer Education Initiative
Mar 8 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) has issued a bulletin applauding the state’s Insurance Commissioner, Holly Bakke and the Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) for the new...
A New Day in Alabama for the Independent Agent
Mar 8 2004 // We have found not all members are knowledgeable about all of the programs we have available for them, which means they are not getting the full value of their membership in the association. It’s hard to believe that...
